CVE-2018-20683
N/A
Published: January 10, 2019 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitolite
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
commands/rsync in Gitolite before 3.6.11, if .gitolite.rc enables rsync, mishandles the rsync command line, which allows attackers to have a "bad" impact by triggering use of an option other than -v, -n, -q, or -P.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.6.11
Affected range stops below 3.6.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/918849x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/blob/master/CHANGELOGx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/5df2b817255ee919991da6c310239e08c8fcc1aex_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite-announce/6xbjjmpLePQQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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